Check Out screen

Warning: The Tech Data servers shut down each night at regular posted times. If you are using Order Entry within 30 minutes of the time that the servers shut down, a message will be displayed alerting you to the amount of time remaining before the servers shut down. If the server shuts down while you are creating an order, you will lose the information. The program displays the reminder message every 10 minutes during the 30 minutes before the servers shut down.
 

Shipping Information

The Shipping information section collects information about the destination of an order. Following are explanations for each field in this section.

Field Explanation
Ship To All ship-to addresses that you create are available through the drop-down list. If you want to drop ship an order, select that option from the drop-down list; then type the address in the appropriate fields. For customers with no terms or COD terms, the Drop-ship option is unavailable.
Country Type the name of the country to which you are shipping the order.
Zip/Postal Code Type the ZIP code to which you are shipping the order.
Name Type the name of the company to which you are shipping the order.
Address Type the street address to which you are shipping the order. You can include suite numbers or apartment numbers in the additional address lines.
City Type the city to which you are shipping the order.
State/Province Type the two letter postal abbreviation for the state to which you are shipping the order.
Ship Date This field reflects the date you want the order shipped. The field defaults to the current date, but you can adjust it to the date you want. This is a required field.
FedEx# If you are using Federal Express to ship your order, type your Federal Express account number in this field.
 

Customer Information

The Customer Information section collects purchase order information. When you submit a purchase order, you are actually placing that order with Tech Data. Before placing an order, ensure all the information on the order is correct. Once you submit an order, you cannot manually change the information it contains. To modify the information on a submitted purchase order, contact your sales representative. Following are explanations for each field in this section.

Field Explanation
P.O. # Type your company's purchase order number in this box.
End User P.O.# Type the End User's (your customer's) purchase order number in this box. If the order is for Blind Label delivery, Tech Data prints this number (instead of your PO#) on the packing slip. This entry is optional.
Contact The name of your company's contact person for the order.
E-mail Address Type the e-mail address you would like your Tech Data order acknowledgement to be sent. (This field is optional.)
E-mail Format Select the format of the Tech Data order acknowledgement e-mail. (This option defaults to the HTML format. If your e-mail client does not support HTML, select the text option.)
Payment Option If you want to order against your floor-plan account, choose the floorplan option and select your floor-plan reference number from the drop-down list. (This option is available only if you have established floor-plan terms with Tech Data.) If you want to order against your credit card account, choose the credit card option and select your credit card number from the drop down list. The payment option will default to your default terms. If your default terms is that of a credit card then your selection will default to your primary card, however, you may still select a different card from the list for your order.
Floor Plan/Credit CArd If you want to order against your floor-plan account, select your floor-plan reference number from the drop-down list. (This option is available only if you have established floor-plan terms with Tech Data.) If you want to order against your credit card account, select your credit card number from the drop down list.
Terms This refers to the credit terms established through your account. (If you selected a floor-plan account, the program displays the terms of the floor plan in this field If you selected a credit card, the program displays Credit Card.)
Blind Packaging Select this option if you want to drop-ship directly to your customer. When you select this option, all information associated with Tech Data is removed from the packing slip.
Ship Complete Select this option if you want the order held until all products ordered are in stock. This may cause the entire order to be put on hold until a backordered item is filled. Please note that selecting Ship Complete does not mean your order will arrive at the same time if you have placed the order out of multiple warehouses. Since the points of origin will vary, as can the shipping methods, multiple shipments for the same order could arrive on different days.
 
Link/Button Explanation
Save Order Click Save Order to save your order without submitting it to Tech Data for processing. Orders are saved on the host for five days before purging.
Print Order Click Print Order to print a copy of your purchase order.
Cancel P.O. Click Cancel P.O. to cancel the purchase order.
Submit Order Click Submit Order to transmit your order to Tech Data for processing.
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